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Style File - Vanessa Paradis

SHE'S one of Karl Lagerfeld's favourite girls, an
internationally successful musician, and has starred on the cover
of the Ageless Style issue of Vogue. Yes, Vanessa Paradis
has a lot going for her.

She rose to fame at the age of 14 with the hit song Joe Le
Taxi, which reached Number Three in the British charts. When
she was 16, Paradis left high school to pursue her musical
career which resulted in her collaborating on an album with the
legendary Serge Gainsbourg - whom she had met after winning the
Victoires de la Musique Best Singer Award in 1990 at the age of
18.

That same year, Vanessa won the César Award for Most Promising
Actress for her role in Noce Blanches and, in 1991, she
became the face of Chanel's Coco
fragrance - appearing as an exotic bird, complete with long black
tail feathers.